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Police: Zimbabwe man kills 3 children with ax

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's state media say a man allegedly killed three of his children with an ax and wounded two others in what police describe as Zimbabwe's most brutal crime in recent years.

The Sunday Mail newspaper quotes police as saying Elmon Mupombwa, 41, also torched his home in eastern Zimbabwe on Thursday and killed his livestock — five cattle, 20 goats and 17 chickens...

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